Receptacle-closure.



J. J. HOLLAND.

BEGEPTACLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

JAMES J. HOLLAND, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RECEPTACLE-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912.

Application filed June 7, 1911. Serial No. 631,703.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES J. HOLLAND, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in. the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Receptacle-Closures, of which the following is aspecification. I

My invention relates to improvements in receptacle closures, the objectof the invention being to provide a closure for ice caps, water bottlesand other similar receptacles which is so constructed as to prevent theremoval of the closure, except by an authorized person.

In the care of patients, especially those having fever, or those whohave been operated upon, it frequently happens that water is refusedsuch patients for .a certain length of time. During this period, thepatients are more or less abnormal, and while craving water, will resortto various subterfuges to obtain the same. As it is necessary in manycases to use ice caps, and Water bottles, patients are liable to removethe closures of such receptacles, and drink the water therein while thenurse or attendant is otherwise engaged.

To absolutely prevent this, my invention was devised, and consists incertain novel features ofconstruction and combinations and arrangementsof parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims. I

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a view in longitudinalsection illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is a view in section onthe line 22 of Fig. 1, but showing the parts in slightly difierentposition, and Fig. 3, is a viewv in elevation of my improved key.

While I illustrate my improvements in connection with an ice cap, it isto be understood that it is not limited to this use, but is adapted forvarious other analogous uses.

1, represents a metal sleeve screwthreaded at one end, and having arubber sack 2 secured thereon in any approved. manner. The upper end ofring 1 is flared outwardly forming an annular flange 3 against which myimproved closure is adapted to bear.

The closure comprises two members 4. and

head 7, and this grooved head 7 is provided I at opposite points withopenings 8 adapted to register with openings 9 in the member 4, whichconstitutes a cap having rotary mounting on member 5. This member or cap4' has its edges bent or turned under the head 7, so that it cannot beremoved from I the head, yet is sufliciently loose to permitthe cap toturn freely on the head, hence, when the plug 5 is in position, anyattempt to unscrew the plug by turning the cap 4:, will onlyresult inrevolving thecap with- I out turning the plug in the slightest.

To look the cap and the plug together, I

provide a key 10 which comprises a piece of bent wire having inwardlyprojecting spurs or prongs '11 at its ends adapted to spring into theopenings 9, and bear in the grooved head 7, and when the cap is turnedand the key so positioned the spursor prongs 11 will spring into theopenings 8, when openings 9 register therewith. In such position, thekey serves to lock the cap and the plug together, and the closure maytherefore be turned to remove it from the receptacle or to replace thesame. This key 10 also serves as a bail to facilitate the handling ofthe receptacle, or may operate as a hanger therefor. It will thereforebe noted that until the proper key is employed to lock the cap and theplug together, the closure cannot be removed, and hence a patient cannotremove the closure to get at the contents of the receptacle.

It is to be understood that the key will be in the custody of the nurseor the attendant, so that when the receptacle is once filled with wateror ice, it can be safely left with the patient without any danger of thecontents being removed.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I donot-limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider ingrotary mounting on myself at liberty to'make such changes andalterations as fairly fall-Within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.-

Having thus described my inveutiomwhat I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A closure of the character described, comprising a plug, a capinclosing and havthe outer end of the plug, and a removable deviceadapted to lock the plug and cap together, substantially as described.

2. A closure of the character described, comprising a plug, a capinclosing and having rotary mounting on the outer end of the plug, saidplug and. said cap having openings adapted to register, and a removablekey adapted to be positioned in said 0penings to lock the cap and plugtogether, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a metal plug havingan enlarged head at its outer end, a cap inclosing and having rotarymounting on said head, and key receiving openings in said head and saidcap, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof it have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES J. HOLLAND.

Witnesses:-

R. H. KRENKEL, CHAS. E. Po'rrs.

